If you have trouble reading this email, view the web version here. Web site | Call for Papers (pdf version) Call for Papers Dear Colleague, EPE-PEMC Council in co-operation with EPE - European Power Electronics and Drives Association and with the IEEE Power Electronics Society are pleased to announce the 15th International Conference EPE-PEMC-ECCE 2012 NOVI SAD part of the IEEE ECCE (Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition) Worldwide Series. Submissions Paper submissions: Prospective authors are kindly invited to submit their manuscript in the form of 3-5 pages Synopsis using On-line submission system. Special Session Proposals: Proposals are sought from those wishing to organize a special session. A special session consists of five papers, which should present a unifying theme from a diversity of viewpoints. Tutorial Proposals: The Conference Committee intends to arrange tutorials to be held prior to the Conference, and solicits proposals for appropriate subjects. Exposition-Industry Exposition: The industry, small and medium companies, publishers, public companies, associations and others are invited to present their products and their programs, enhancing exchanges between academia and industry. Industry sessions: The industry partners/sponsors of the conference will have opportunity to participate in an industry sessions. Industry-Students Forum: A special contact sessions will be organize in order to meet students with industrial partners Language: The official language of the conference is English, both for the publications and for the oral presentation. The submission of papers, proposals for tutorials and special sessions will be done electronically through the EPE-PEMC 2012 ECCE Europe web site, where you can find detailed information on submission procedures and preparation of proposals. EPE-PEMC 2012 ECCE Europe NOVI SAD proceedings will be entitled for publication in the IEEEXplore and Engineering Index (Ei) Compendex databases. In order to ensure compatibility of the systems, authors are asked to follow the IEEE guidelines offered through the conference web site. Sponsors Industrial sponsors Conference Topics 1. Semiconductor Devices, Packaging and Integration 2. Power Electronic Converter Topologies and Design 3. Control of Power Electronics Converters 4. Electrical Machines and Actuators 5. Adjustable Speed Drives, Motion Control and Robotics, 6. Power Supplies 7. Sensors, Measurement and Observation Techniques 8. Power Electronics in Road Vehicles 9. Power Electronics in Aerospace, Marine and Railway Transportation 10. Power Electronics in Electrical Energy Transmission and Distribution 11. Power Electronics in Conventional and Renewable Energy Generation (Rotating and Linear Generators) 12. Power Electronics in Non-rotating Power Generation and Energy Storage 13. Active Filtering and Unity Power Factor Correction Circuits 14. Education 15. Related Topics Put these key dates in your diary Submission of Synopsis (3-5 pages): 28 November, 2011 Submission of papers for special sessions and proposals for tutorials: 19 December, 2011 Notification of provisional acceptance: 19 March, 2012 Submission of final manuscripts: 27 May, 2012 About Novi Sad – Conference venue Novi Sad is the capital of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and Serbia’s secondlargest city. Its municipal population is over 370,000. The city is located on the banks of the Danube River and Danube-Tisa-Danube Canal, while facing the northern slopes of Fruška Gora Mountain. Since it was founded in 1694, Novi Sad became the centre of Serbian culture and earned its nickname Serbian Athens. Today, Novi Sad is a large industrial and financial centre of the Serbian economy; and it is also one of the biggest construction sites in the region. It is also well-known as a multiethnic and multi-religious city, with quiet and peaceful streets and high level of tolerance. The climate Technical cosponsors in Novi Sad is moderate continental, with an average daily high temperature 23.7˚ (77˚F) and low 11.2˚C (56˚F) in September. Novi Sad is in the Central European Time (CET) zone (GMT+1 hour). The official monetary unit is Serbian dinar (RSD), with the exchange rate (floating) 1 Euro = 100 RSD, 1 USD = 70 RSD (Oct. 2011). Novi Sad area code for international calls is: +381 21. The conference will be organized in Master Conference Centre, a modern facility with large exhibition area. Chairmen Contacts General Chairman EPE-PEMC 2012 ECCE Europe Conference Secretariat University of Novi Sad Faculty of Technical Sciences Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia Phone: +381 21 450-810 Fax: +381 21 458 133 secretariat@epe-pemc2012.com www.epe-pemc2012.com Vladimir Katić University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, 21000 Novi Sad, SERBIA katav@uns.ac.rs Co-Chairman Dushan Boroyevich Virginia Tech 302 Whitemore, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA dushan@vt.edu Organized by EPE-PEMC Council and University of Novi Sad- Faculty of Technical Sciences. Sponsored by University of Novi Sad-Faculty of Technical Sciences, EPE Association and IEEE-PELS. 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